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Hi This Is Sy Sims (19 November 04:30) |
| A Richard Behar profile of Sy Syms, the pioneer discount retailer who died Nov. 17, first published in Forbes magazine, Sept. 9 1985. |
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Margaret Thatcher Not Dead (13 November 09:30) |
| Misunderstanding about the death of her feline namesake leads to red faces in Canada. |
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Brown Shifts Gear On Global Banks Levy (07 November 08:25) |
| The U.K. prime minister changes his position on taxing banks to pay for any future bailouts. It's all politics. |
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Kroenke Ups Stake In Arsenal (05 November 10:41) |
| The American billionaire's latest purchase of shares fuels rumors of a possible takeover. |
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The Cost Of Tweets And Pokes (26 October 07:20) |
| Survey shows social networking sites are costing U.K. firms $2.3B a year, but they shouldn't be banned. |
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The Cost Of Tweets And Pokes (26 October 07:20) |
| Survey shows social networking sites are costing U.K. firms $2.3B a year, but they shouldn't be banned. |
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Nick Griffin And The UK Recession (23 October 10:00) |
| The popularity of the far-right BNP has already been stoked by the recession--and now it's getting mainstream airtime. |
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Nick Griffin And The UK Recession (23 October 10:00) |
| The popularity of the far-right BNP has already been stoked by the recession--and now it's getting mainstream airtime. |
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Online Gambling Billionaire Cashes In (20 October 11:00) |
| Anurag Dikshit is giving all the proceeds from his PartyGaming sale to charity. |
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Online Gambling Billionaire Cashes In (20 October 11:00) |
| Anurag Dikshit is giving all the proceeds from his PartyGaming sale to charity. |
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Charity Or Exploitation (20 October 02:11) |
| A controversial "Miss Homeless" pageant put a roof over the head of the winner for a year. |
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Charity Or Exploitation (20 October 02:11) |
| A controversial "Miss Homeless" pageant put a roof over the head of the winner for a year. |
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Kroenke Tightens Grip On Arsenal (16 October 07:44) |
| Another small parcel of shares raises the American billionaire's stake in the English Premier League club |
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Kroenke Tightens Grip On Arsenal (16 October 07:44) |
| Another small parcel of shares raises the American billionaire's stake in the English Premier League club |
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Dial-A-Diet (09 October 07:30) |
| Jennifer Irvine, founder of home-delivery meals for the rich, has so far survived the downturn. But can she succeed in scaling up? |
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Dial-A-Diet (09 October 07:30) |
| Jennifer Irvine, founder of home-delivery meals for the rich, has so far survived the downturn. But can she succeed in scaling up? |
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Berlusconi Vows To Govern With Grit (08 October 09:15) |
| A court strips Silvio Berlusconi of his immunity, but don't write him off just yet. |
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Berlusconi Vows To Govern With Grit (08 October 09:15) |
| A court strips Silvio Berlusconi of his immunity, but don't write him off just yet. |
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Mort Zuckerman Bids for BusinessWeek (01 October 10:31) |
| The billionaire wants to expand his media empire with the business magazine title. |
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Mort Zuckerman Bids for BusinessWeek (01 October 10:31) |
| The billionaire wants to expand his media empire with the business magazine title. |
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Kroenke Boosts Arsenal Stake Yet Again (01 October 03:59) |
| The American billionaire tightens his grip on the English Premier League club. |
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Kroenke Boosts Arsenal Stake Yet Again (01 October 03:59) |
| The American billionaire tightens his grip on the English Premier League club. |
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Mr Spectacular (30 September 10:20) |
| German impresario Franz Abraham is trying to resurrect Ben-Hur as a theatrical extravaganza and epic success. He's facing a colossal challenge. |
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Mr Spectacular (30 September 10:20) |
| German impresario Franz Abraham is trying to resurrect Ben-Hur as a theatrical extravaganza and epic success. He's facing a colossal challenge. |
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A Billionaire Clowns Around In Space (30 September 10:00) |
| Cirque du Soleil founder has been enjoying the most expensive space tourism package to date. |
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Wheres The Beef (28 September 09:30) |
| Thomas Brause went from the stock exchange to the sausage exchange after he was laid off last December. |
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The Lost Symbol Finds Success (25 September 12:30) |
| Dan Brown's latest code-cracking adventure book sells 1 million copies in its first day. |
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Billionaires Ring To Crown Christies Sale (19 September 01:30) |
| Late philanthropist Lee Annenberg's flawless diamond ring is up for grabs in New York next month. |
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Ben Hur Show To Rock Europe (17 September 09:15) |
| A $14 million staging of the Oscar-winning film makes its European debut in London on Thursday with almost 80% of the tickets already sold out. |
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British Papers To Stream Live Soccer (12 September 07:38) |
| Struggling U.K. newspapers will stream the England-Ukraine World Cup qualifier on their Web sites--but they're not entering the broadcast business. |
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Billionaire Hariri Calls Opponents Bluff (10 September 11:35) |
| Embattled prime-minister-in-waiting walks away from unity government talks. |
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A Bitter Aftertaste For French Hospitals (04 September 09:30) |
| My initial treatment at a public health system was great, but the aftercare was 'une catastrophe.' |
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A Fruitful Festival (03 September 04:10) |
| Savvy ticket pricing and a propensity to vacation at home helped ticket sales jump 21% at the Edinburgh Festival this year. |
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The Adventures of Jerome Kerviel (03 September 12:19) |
| He appeals trial for committing the largest-ever trading fraud by a single person. |
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Treatment Is The Key (02 September 11:30) |
| Better health care, whether public or private, must focus on innovating medicine. |
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Competition The Key To Good Health Care (02 September 11:30) |
| President Obama needs a system that is universal, genuinely competitive and works for its patients. |
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Nothing Gets Under My Skin More (02 September 11:30) |
| The insurance system in America is stifling potential ingenuity and entrepreneurialism. |
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Health Is Of National Interest (02 September 11:30) |
| Tony Benn, the longest-serving MP in the history of Britain's Labour Party, explains why he's a staunch supporter of public health care. |
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Follow The Money For Better Health Care (02 September 11:30) |
| Sadly, most European policymakers and academics have a deep and abiding distrust of the private sector. |
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Epic Ben Hur Snubs The Downturn (26 August 12:42) |
| A multi-million arena spectacle based on William Wyler's Ben Hur will begin an international tour in London next month. |
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Cometh The Taxman (21 August 08:00) |
| Dave Harnett is on the frontline of extracting British tax evaders from their offshore havens. |
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The Disgrunted Graduate (18 August 07:20) |
| A recent college graduate sues for tuition reimbursement after failing to find a job in this economy. |
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Razorfish CEO Rules Out Microsoft Conflict (11 August 02:30) |
| Bob Lord says clients shouldn't be worried by new parent Publicis' promise of a minimum spend with Steve Ballmer. |
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Schumacher Pulls Out (11 August 02:15) |
| The Formula One legend cancels his much-hyped temporary comeback this year. |
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Picture This Annie Leibovitz In Court (04 August 07:40) |
| The acclaimed photographer is sued by creditors over a contract worth $24 million. |
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Dont Write Off Ahmadinejad (04 August 01:00) |
| For all the talk of fumbled kisses and popular resentment hes no lame duck |
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Sir Bobby Robson--An Appreciation (01 August 06:30) |
| The former England soccer manager brought an honesty and dignity to a game often sadly lacking both |
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Will Citi Pay The $100 Mill (29 July 04:15) |
| Rumor is that Treasury believes Andy Hall and his traders are rightfully owed $100 million by Citigroup |
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Former EADS Chief Could Face $8B Fine (29 July 02:20) |
| Noel Forgeard is in the hot seat over allegations of insider training |
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The Fat Lady Sings For Microsoft (28 July 11:30) |
| CEO of Opera is done lodging antitrust complaints after the software giant capitulates to European regulators |
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